MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls golf team returned to the course last week, traveling to Eagle to compete in the Eagle Ranch Tournament. It was the team’s first match since March 10, when they opened their season at Chipeta Golf Course in Grand Junction. Head coach Amanda Back[Read More…]
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Meeker hosts Western Slope League meet; athletes shine at home
MEEKER | Meeker High School hosted the 1A/2A Western Slope League track and field meet Friday and Saturday to kick off the month of May, welcoming teams from across the region to the Cowboys’ home turf. Head coach Jordan Brown said she was proud of how the event came together[Read More…]
Student celebrations at Meeker School Board meeting
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board held its regular monthly meeting last week at the district building, with all members present and a packed room in attendance. The meeting began with the approval of the evening’s agenda, which included two additions: the hiring of Ted and Janet Dawson as an[Read More…]
Beaver lodge display draws interest at Meeker Public Library
MEEKER | In the community room of the Meeker Public Library — where crafts, meetings and book clubs usually gather — a new guest has moved in: a full-sized beaver lodge. Built entirely from a wire understructure, chicken wire and woven willow sticks of different sizes, the lodge features a[Read More…]
Meeker School Board approves Holliday as elementary principal
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board of Education held a special meeting and work session last week, where they approved Shana Holliday, the current music and art teacher at Meeker Elementary School, to become the school’s next principal. Holliday will finish the 2024–25 school year in her current role before[Read More…]
Pioneers Medical Center recognized as a top rural hospital in Colorado, CEO announces
MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District’s Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) held its regular monthly board meeting last week, with all board members present and some community members in attendance. They started the meeting by celebrating a major achievement that PMC received. CEO Liz Sellers highlighted that[Read More…]
MHS track racks up personal records, prepares for final home meet
MEEKER | The Meeker High School track and field team had a busy stretch this past weekend, beginning with a last-minute pole vault event at home Thursday and continuing with the Clint Wells Invitational in Craig on Friday. On Thursday, the Cowboys hosted Rangely and Soroco for a pole vault-only[Read More…]
Meeker baseball drops doubleheader to Aspen
MEEKER | After building a four-game win streak, the Meeker High School baseball team hit the road last week to face the Aspen Skiers. The Cowboys entered the matchup with momentum, coming off a 12-3 win over the Olathe Pirates and aiming to continue their success against a 2-9 Aspen[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT – Rio Blanco County commissioners discuss measles, ADA compliance in April 15 meeting
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting April 15 in Meeker, with all commissioners in attendance. The meeting opened with a public comment period, during which no public comments were made. Commissioners then approved the agenda and a consent item—the April 11 payroll[Read More…]
Meeker trustees discuss future of Robert Street
MEEKER | The Meeker Town Board of Trustees held a workshop session ahead of its regular meeting last week to discuss the future of Robert Street, a longstanding but undeveloped town road. Town Manager Mandi Etheridge opened the work session by providing background on the street, which has been platted[Read More…]
MHS baseball snaps skid, rattles off four straight wins
MEEKER | The Meeker High School baseball team picked up its first wins of the 2025 season last week, sweeping a doubleheader against the winless Moffat County Bulldogs in Craig. The Cowboys entered the matchup with an 0-8 record, while Moffat County stood at 0-10. Meeker dominated the first game,[Read More…]
Meeker track and field battles weather, back-to-back meets
MEEKER | The Meeker High School track and field team was back on the road this past weekend, competing at the Coal Ridge Invitational on Friday and the Rangely Panther Invitational on Saturday. Despite the challenge of back-to-back meets—plus returning in time for athletes performing in the school’s Footloose production—Meeker[Read More…]
